5 best-selling philosophy books like It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life: A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-Free One Day at a Time by Jikisai Minami

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It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life: A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-Free One Day at a Time

By: Jikisai Minami

3.78

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Free Yourself from Stress with Simple, No-Nonsense Advice from a Zen Monk! Zen monk Jikisai Minami…

If you liked the philosophy plot in It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life: A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-Free One Day at a Time by Jikisai Minami , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Boy in the Dress

By: Quentin Blake , David Walliams

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, co-creator and co-star of the multi-award… read more

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2. French Women Don't Get Facelifts: The Secret of Aging with Style & Attitude

By: Mireille Guiliano

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The author of the bestselling French Women Don't Get Fatshares the secrets and strategies of aging … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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3. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment

By: Robert Wright

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditat… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology

4. Cuba Libre

By: Elmore Leonard

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

"A wild ride through Cuba during the Spanish-American War." --Miami Herald "Not only his finest nov… read more

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5. French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

By: Mireille Guiliano

3.55

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

The million copy, ultimate #1 bestseller that is changing the way Americans eat and live Don't D… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"On the whole, “offenders"

-Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

"Give us being and feeling over having any day."

-Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

"Learn to say no, with an eye to saying yes to something else."

-Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

"You owe it to your loved ones as well as yourself to know and pursue your pleasures."

-Mireille Guiliano, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

6. Lexicon

By: Max Barry

3.00

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren't taught history, ge… read more

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7. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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  • nonfiction
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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8. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

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9. It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

By: Ramani Durvasula

4.58

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A transformative guide to protecting and healing yourself from the narcissism you can’t see, from p… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"You may have had the belief that to forgive is divine but have come to learn that to discern may be transcendent."

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

"Radical acceptance of the injustice is part of this process-it not fair, I cannot change it; I can, however, chart a different and authentic course forward and learn from this. Be kind to yourself, t…"

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

"I am tired of people calling those of us who get stuck in these cycles "codependent" or "addicted" to the narcissistic relationship. It's not that. If you have any empathy, have normal cognitive func…"

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

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10. The Horse

By: Willy Vlautin

4.26

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won … read more

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11. Behind You Is the Sea

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more

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12. Murder in the Crooked House (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #2)

By: Sōji Shimada

3.55

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place to… read more

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13. The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care: From A to Z

By: Anna Borges

3.81

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Some days you need a pick-me-up, some days you need a life preserver. “For most of us,” writes Anna… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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14. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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15. The Book of Elsewhere

By: Keanu Reeves

3.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic … read more

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16. Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down

By: Corey Keyes

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing—low-grade mental weariness that af… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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17. Four Seasons in Japan

By: Nick Bradley

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Flo is sick of Tokyo. Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation… read more

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"Without losing to the rain,’ Ayako quoted the Miyazawa Kenji poem. ‘Without losing to the wind."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"You don’t have to, though,’ his friend said, with a tilt of his head. ‘You can do whatever you like, man. It’s your life. Don’t live it for other people."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"But the important thing is that you turn up, you get out your pen, and you draw one small thing, one line at a time. That’s how you achieve something big."

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

"I remember looking out into that dark night sky, and I remember feeling something I hadn’t in a long time – I want to live. Having found myself that close to death, I suddenly knew that I wasn’t read…"

-Nick Bradley, Four Seasons in Japan

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18. When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times

By: Haemin Sunim

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From renowned Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim, a guide to turning life's challenges into opportun… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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19. Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health

By: Georgia Ede

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Combine the surprising truth about brain food with the cutting-edge science of brain metabolism to … read more

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  • psychology
  • self help
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20. It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life: A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-Free One Day at a Time

By: Jikisai Minami

3.78

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Free Yourself from Stress with Simple, No-Nonsense Advice from a Zen Monk! Zen monk Jikisai Minami… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
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21. Zen Wisdom for the Anxious: Simple Advice from a Zen Buddhist Monk

By: Shinsuke Hosokawa

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

By dipping into this little book of simple Zen Buddhist sayings, you can calm your anxiety and retu… read more

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